This story is tinged with sadness as the artist Ismail Khayat is in a coma since having an accident in 2019. Sharjah Art Museum will celebrate his practice with a landmark show.

Features, Most PopularAnna SeamanSeptember 14, 2022Ismail Khayat, Sharjah Art Museum, Lasting Impressions, Alya Al Mulla

Manal Ataya: Information is Power

How Manal Ataya, the director of Sharjah Museums Authority, steered her mammoth team of museum staff and institutions through 2020 to emerge stronger and set an example for the digital future

Features, Most PopularAnna SeamanMarch 22, 2021Manal Ataya, Sharjah, Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, Baya, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah Heritage Museum

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi: The Interview

Collector, patron, supporter, commentator, inspiration. Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi has worked at raising the profile of Arab art across the world, for more than a decade.

Features, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanMarch 4, 2020Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Hadara Magazine, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, Rabee Younes

Education in art: Interview with Sheikha Noora Al Mualla

“Education in arts has a much wider reach than to those who are talented in art or who want a career in the field. Arts education is a way to nurture critical thinking.” Sheikha Noora Al Mualla speaks about the importance of arts education in my latest feature.

Features, Most PopularAnna SeamanNovember 5, 2019Sheikha Noora Al Mualla, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah Art Museum, Adam Henein

Join Alserkal Avenue for a road trip

Alserkal Avenue are taking a group on tour to Sharjah, register now to claim your free place

News, Most PopularAnna SeamanApril 21, 2019Alserkal Avenue, Sharjah Art Museum, Maraya Art Centre, Tashweesh, Sharjah Heritage Museum

Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival: Horizon

The one-month Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival is back for a bigger and better edition this year. Alongside several top-class art presentations, there are also 161 workshops will be held in subjects such as calligraphy, Islamic ornamentation and sand-writing as well as lectures and artist tours.

Reviews, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanJanuary 3, 2019Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, Nima Nabavi

Barjeel Art Foundation collection to go on permanent display

Whilst the Barjeel Art Foundation's schedule of hosting regular international and domestic exhibitions will be coming to a close, the work will be on permanent display in the Sharjah Art Museum.

Features, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanApril 13, 2018Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah Art Museum, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Karim Sultan Comment

Beej: Sowing Seeds in a Sharjah Roundabout

Vikram Divecha is one of five artists who will represent the UAE at the Venice Biennale next month in Italy. He is also one of three UAE-based artists exhibiting artworks at the ongoing Sharjah Biennial. Yet his work is rarely found in a gallery.

FeaturesBeth PayneApril 11, 2017Vikram Divecha, 2017 Venice Biennale, Al Majaz Park, Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde, Sharjah Art Museum, Nujoom Alghanem, Sara Al Haddad, Lantian Xie, Dr Mohammed Yousif, Minor Work, Sharjah Biennial Comment